Radio football score board



Oct. 9, 1928.

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INVENTOR GERALD D- NELSON y q (M TORNEY Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GERALD D. NELSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'IO RADIO CORPORATION OFAMERICA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

RADIO FOOTBALL, SCORE BOARD.

Application filed July 8, 1926. Serial No. 121,082.

This invention relates to improvements in game scoring apparatus and oneof the objects is to provide a simple, compact and convenientarrangement for aiding the visualization of the progress of a foot ballgame as reported over the radio.

A further object consists of providing a game board which is lined tostimulate a grid iron or foot ball field with a movable elementindicating a foot ball which is readily movable along the length of thefield. Its particular adaptation may be used in connection with a simplescore card which may be easily and cheaply constructed but yet of aneffective value.

It is also intended to provide a simple and effective score card whichmay be cheaply enough constructed so that it may be widely distributedgratis for advertising purposes.

Further and more definite objects and features will be readilyunderstood by the following description, claims and accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. 1 shows a front view of the score card and Fig.2 shows a rear view and the method of fastening the slider on to thecard, and

Fig.3 shows the foot ball element with fastener attached ready to beinserted into the card.

1 shows the body of the card having indicia 333, etc. These are used forindicating the five or ten yard. lines as desired. 2 is the foot ballelement with indicating pointers 5 for locating the exact position ofthe ball. This is mounted by means of a simple paper fastener orequivalent device as indicated at 4. This is shown particularly in Fig.3 where the shape of the fastener is shown to readily fit into the slot7 of the score card running the length of the field.

The fastener may be inserted in this slot and bent over fiat as shown inFig. 2. This is not only to hold the foot ball element in place but alsoserves as a convenient means of moving the element about. A firm grip onthe element is possible by grasping it with the fingers underneath andthe thumb on the top button. This simple expedient also prevents it frombinding in the slot, the fastener taking the entire strain. Also withthe foot ball element on one side of the slot and the two supportingprongs 9 of the paper fastener on the other side, considerable rigidityis added to the structure of the card and undesirable opening of theslot is prevented. Proper instructions may be added as at 8 with thenames of the teams playing at 10 and 11. Other desirable wording such asadvertising matter may be added as at 12 and the seasonal score card maybe placed on the back as at 13.

It can thus be seen that a simple, convenient, cheap and practicalarrangement is devised for the use in keeping of foot ball scores. Thisapparatus can also be used for other purposes than for foot ball'as forinstance in recording of. temperatures or barometric pressures. Withsuch usage, the daily record would be written on the back. Thisinvention is believed to/ reside in the simplicity of construction andthe cheapness with which it can be assembled rather than in thefundamental principles to which it relates. It is so designed that itmay easily be developed on a quantity production basis and sold or givenaway as an advertising novelty at negligible expense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. An advertisingnovelty comprising a card having a series of parallel lines thereon anda slot arranged transversely of said lines, an indicator having a markthereon and carrying a pair of tangs passing through said slot and bentover to contact the under side of the card, the outer faces of saidtangs contacting the bounding edges of said slot and the width-of saidtangs being substantially greater than the width of said slot, wherebythe mark on the indicator remains parallel to the lines on the card asthe indicator is moved along the slot.

2. ,An advertising novelty comprising a card having a series of parallellines thereon and a slot arranged transversely of said lines, a flatindicator simulating a ball and having a mark thereon adapted to alignwith one of said parallel lines and a central aperture, a securingmember having a cirwidth of said tangs being substantially cular headwhose lower face engages said greater than the width of said slot,whereby indicatorand a pair of tangs passing thru rotation of theindicator is prevented and said aperture and said slot and being bentthe mark thereon remains parallel to the 5 over to contact the underside of said card, lines on the card as it is moved along the the outerfaces of said tangs contacting with slot. 1 I the bounding edges of saidslot and the GERALD D. NELSON.

